What % of exercise caloroes do you eat back ?

I eat 100%. But I weigh my food (so my intake is as close to accurate as it can be) and my exercise calories come from a tracker I’ve used for several years so I’m confident that the numbers work well for me.

Where is that 1000-1200 exercise calories coming from?

If it’s your “move” calories on your watch, that’s not the same as mfp exercise calories. Apple Watch move calories come from anytime you are doing something “active” (which means everything from a workout to unloading the dishwasher). Your mfp calorie goal already includes the calories for your regular day to day activities (eg unloading the dishwasher). So some of that 1000-1200 (assuming it’s from your move calories on your watch) is already included in your mfp goal.

If the 1000-1200 exercise calories is coming from the “active calories” on workouts you’re tracking on your Apple Watch, those are calories your should be eating in addition to your mfp calorie goal.

If the 1000-1200 exercise calories are coming from workouts you’re logging in mfp using the calorie burn numbers from the mfp database-probably start with 50% and see what your weight loss looks like after 6 weeks.

100%

100% eaten of some gym machines was in retrospect a bit high but didn't stop me losing weight on track.
100% eaten of HRM estimates were mostly too high but didn't stop me losing on track.
100% eaten of many tens of thousands of calories from Strava estimates was probably on average a bit high but didn't stop me losing on track.
100% eaten of Wattbike estimates would have been too high but there's an easy way to get accurate numbers so I corrected them.
100% of hundreds of thousands of calories from Garmin cycling estimates over the years were on average too low. Hasn't stopped me losing or maintaining on track depending on goal at the time.
100% of a accurate power meter estimates for cycling not surprisingly works fine.


PS - a bigger issue for you OP is that I believe Apple and MyFitnessPal don't integrate properly. Are you sure your estimates given are just for exercise?

I basically eat back half, but I no longer use MFP's automatic add-the-calories thingy; I turned it off. I didn't like the day to day variability, as it was hard to plan ahead with any real precision. My cardio is 300 calories, so I added 150 to the base number MFP suggested and just set it at that for day-to-day repeatability. I find that easier to work with. In this way, I have no connectivity/app or sync issues, which were frustrating.

I get 300-900 excercise calories daily on my Apple Watch, and usually well over 1,000 “move” calories. I don’t record daily stretches, yin yoga, or any weight training as exercise. They just fall under generic “move”.

I don’t eat exercise calories back. I use a flat 2000cal suggested by my dietician and my trainer, which is higher than suggested by MFP. Every couple of weeks I’ll have a big night out, but I’m trying to be more mindful.

I weigh religiously.

I’ve lost 75’ish, about 14 of those since I started working with my PT on weight training in March. I’ve slimmed down and am muscling up pretty decently for an old chick. (Sometimes,when the scale doesn’t budge, I gotta remind myself of that.)

You might want to revisit your calorie allotment if you’re doing that much activity. I’ve felt much stronger and more ready & able since I bumped up.

It was well worth it to me to get professional advice along the way. One of my gyms, (open to public membership) is part of a local hospital, and dietetic advice was one of their perks.

100%. But only works when I weigh everything. I do wear a Fitbit also, but honestly my calorie burn estimates were pretty good before the Fitbit. I didn’t go by MFP estimates, which I think are a little high. I researched calorie burns for different activities. (I’m a numbers geek)
But I intentionally came on mfp trying to lose vanity weight without under eating like I had in the past. No desire to waist muscle or make my skin look older.

100%

size102b wrote: »

I eat 1200-1400 calories a day
I burn 800 calories through exercise alone 5 days a week.
I’ve not eaten 2600 in over 2 years lol I’d gain weight

800 cals doing what and for how long? How are you estimating that?

1976gemini wrote: »

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My calorie limit whether I burned it or not is still my limit.

If you use MFP to set your calorie goal, exercise, but don't eat back any exercise calories, you are not using MFP the way it was designed.

Unlike other sites which use TDEE calculators, MFP uses the NEAT method (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis), and as such this system is designed for exercise calories to be eaten back. However, many consider the burns given by MFP to be inflated for them and only eat a percentage, such as 50%, back. Others, however, are able to lose weight while eating 100% of their exercise calories.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/818082/exercise-calories-again-wtf/p1

I don’t eat any exercise calories. But, I have adjusted my goals to accommodate that. I chose a higher activity level and a slower rate of weight loss. So, I am essentially taking exercise into consideration without actually trying to figure out the exact number of calories my activity burns. Turns out, I estimated really close to what a TDEE calculator would give me. So, it works for me. But, my method is not for everyone. Some people like the preciseness of numbers. I prefer to take a more relaxed approach. The less I have to keep track of, the better.

Nearly always 100%, after taking pains at first to learn how to estimate them conservatively/carefully . . . all through 50 pounds of weight loss and nearly 4 years of maintenance since.

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0%. I walk daily and Pilates.